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Indians among top 5 foreign real estate buyers in the US

As per report titled “2013 Profile of International Home Buying Activity”, Indians are among the top five foreigners buying real estate in the US, even as there has been a...

June 28, 2013

Government bans sale of Analgin, Pioglitazone and Deanxit

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned the sale of three widely popular medicines – painkiller Analgin, anti-diabetes drug Pioglitazone and anti-depressant Deanxit in the wake of health...

June 28, 2013

Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong, arrives in Moscow

American whistleblower Edward Snowden who disclosed spying programmes of the US National Security Agency left Hong Kong where he had taken shelter to avoid arrest from the US...

June 26, 2013

Iraq to fill void left by Iran for India’s petroleum needs

Iraq has shown keenness to enhance economic relations with India. India is also looking for a strategic partnership with the gulf nation. Iran has not expressed its interest...

June 26, 2013

Fact Box: Operation TEMPORA – run by British spy agency GCHQ

UK’s spy agency ‘GCHQ’ has bigger electronic spying system than US’ NSA As per the latest revelations made by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the electronic surveillance...

June 24, 2013

Fact Box: India far behind in cyber security compared to US and China

Despite being world-known as an Information Technology superpower, India, lags far behind when it comes to official cyber security workforce which comprises a mere 556 experts deployed in...

June 23, 2013

U.S. announces stimulus withdrawal, Rupee and Sensex plummet

In an announcement which created waves in global stock markets, U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke announced a gradual withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary stimulus programme, which ensured very low...

June 22, 2013

Afghanistan suspends talks with the U.S.

The Afghanistan government which is feeling let down by the US over the opening of the Taliban office in Qatar capital Doha, has indicated to the Americans that...

June 21, 2013

NASA’s Cassini to photograph Earth from Saturn

On July 19, 2013 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking the first-ever natural-colour image of the Earth as seen from the Saturn system, from 1.44 billion kilometres away. The US...

June 21, 2013

Crop yields will not meet 2050 global demand: study

Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment in the U.S., warn that Yields of four major crops were not rising fast enough to meet projected...

June 20, 2013

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